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Playful Presence Episode 5: Earth Day

Airs at: Sat, 04/22/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Interview with local tree activist, Albert Kaufman.  Letters from trees to people.  Improv scenes. How to play the improv game, “I’m a Tree:”    https://improwiki.com/en/wiki/improv/i_am_a_tree What Portland’s Doing to Plant Climate-Resilient Trees — Trees For Life We Kee... Read more

Talking Earth: April 17, 2023 with poets Julia Gaskill and Stephen Meads

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
On tonight's edition of Talking Earth, local poets Julia Gaskill and Stephen Meads discuss the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, the history of poetry slam nationals, poetry readings in Portland past, present and future, as well as reading their own poetry.  The Bigfoot Regiona... Read more

Radio Lost and Found on 04/13/23

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2023 at 10:00pm - Fri, 04/14/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
A brand new episode coming live from my BRAND SPANKIN' NEW studio space in a brand new town! Rest in peace H:Om Studios and welcome to/from H:Ohm Studios in downtown Barberton Washington! My new studio space is sumptious, with tuck-and-roll interior and room enough for eve... Read more

Talking Earth: April 10, 2023 with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features an expanded edition of the World Poetry Day Special from Walt Curtis at its core.  Of course, there is not much else to say about this show since the audio arrived from an alternate dimension; the ending, where board-op Patrick Bo... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 4: Spirituality and Listening

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/11/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Playful Presence
Benjamin Lloyd is an applied improv facilitator, coach, and improviser in Pennsylvania. We discuss improv that comes from a deeper place, blending improvisation with spiritual practice, playing villains in improv scenes, and other topics. Plus some improv scenes by Tajbela ... Read more

John Cage: Indeterminacy (1957/58); Music for Piano (1952/56), Empty Words (1973/74)

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
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Radio Lost & Found for 03/23/23

Airs at: Thu, 03/23/2023 at 10:00pm - Fri, 03/24/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Another new episode of Radio Lost & Found and the last live one from H:Ohm Studios. Read more

Playful Presence Episode 3: Poetry

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
This is a special episode of Playful Presence, which normally airs on the second Monday of the month from 11 pm to midnight. This episode is all about improvised poetry. Improvisers from 2 countries create all different types of improvised poems: surreal, gibberish transla... Read more

World Poetry Special: Part 2, with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2023 at 10:30pm - 11:00pm
Join us in the second half of Talking Earth's World Poetry Day Special, host Walt Curtis and board-op Patrick Bocarde read poetry from Rimbaud, Baudelaire, Appollonaire, Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Paul Celan among others, many in their original languages.  Filmaker Sabrina Gui... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/14/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Playful Presence
This month, we have an interview with Catherine Torpey, the director of the International Focusing Institute. Focusing is a body-mind practice that has lots of intersections with improv.  Plus some games and exercises for you to try, and of course, some improv scenes. Enj... Read more